Growing up in Brandon and Tampa I had always dreamed of moving away as soon as I was old enough. I only got as far away as Gainesville for college. As soon as I was done with school I moved right back in with my parents and started working in Tampa. I accepted my lot and started exploring more of the city, meeting new people, discovering new places and learning more about the history of the city. I could start to see how the city was changing. Around this time the real estate bubble was just beginning to inflate, empty lots were being built on and old buildings were being bought to make way for new. Some of these places I had remembered seeing or going to as a child, but my memory was fuzzy and I couldn't really see the building in my head. So I stumbled upon the Burgert Bros. Collection and started to browse through pictures of these places. I also discovered pictures of some amazing buildings and places that were gone by the time I was born. I become obsessed with placing these building and spaces on google maps. Sometimes I find that the building was still there but heavily modified. Sometimes I'd hope to find a trace of something, a tangible link to the past. Four years ago I started making a map to highlight my finds. More after the jump...
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
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